Author: Maria Murtagh

Christmas and the New Year flew by and I am back in the studio and making pots again after a cold weather break! I will be focusing on refining the Moon Jars, making bowls and large platters. As always, I will also continue experimenting with glazes. I have a few different activities planned for the spring including exhibitions and fairs and will be giving more details in the next blog.

Wishing all of you a Happy Christmas and a wonderful 2024.Thank you to each person who has bought one of my pots, enjoyed looking at them or who has given me positive feedback when I have been selling them this year. Your support is essential and highly valued and I appreciate it very much. I am delighted that the Moon Jars seem to be popular and many have now found good homes! I seriously love making them so there will be more coming soon. I will be back at Gerrards Cross when the markets resume in the Spring.  This is such a lovely market  with  wonderful food stalls offering...

Duck Pond Market returns to Chiswick House on 7th May and 4th June and I will be selling my work from 10 until 4pm. This is a very special little market with some delightful stalls selling a wide variety of hand made products The park itself is a wonderful venue with its beautiful parkland, children’s play area, cafe and, of course, Chiswick House itself. There are several entrances to the park which is situated on Burlington Lane in Chiswick W4 and it is easy to get to by E3 or there is a car park on site. I have several pieces in the Spring exhibition of the Ealing Art Group which...